# Who are these sourpusses?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [April 13, 2020, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-these-sourpusses/851721 "2020-04-13T19:58:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2020, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-these-sourpusses/851721/1 "2020-04-13T19:58:07Z")

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I’ve seen Moscow Mitch mentioned in the news a lot (obviously), including many articles with various pictures of him.

Many of these pics show him surrounded by several other people, and certain of those people particularly regularly. Are they his “Siamese” twins?

They sure look grim. Always, in all the pics I see of them.

[Who are these sourpusses?](https://www.rawstory.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Senate-Majority-Leader-Mitch-McConnell.jpg)

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**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2020, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-these-sourpusses/851721/2 "2020-04-13T20:13:50Z")

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They are from the Ministry of Trump Ass Licking. Just returning from the White House.

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**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2020, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-these-sourpusses/851721/3 "2020-04-13T20:25:04Z")

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Senate Republican leadership.

Left to right: Republican Conference Chairman Tom Barrasso, Majority Whip John Thune, Republican Policy Committee Chairman Roy Blunt.

Source: [U.S. Senate: Leadership & Officers](http://www.senate.gov/senators/leadership.htm)

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**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2020, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-these-sourpusses/851721/4 "2020-04-13T21:44:54Z")

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Thanks, **kenobi 65**. Those photos you linked must have been taken in better days. They sure haven’t aged well, have they? Especially Blunt! Yikes, what a sourpuss!

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**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2020, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-these-sourpusses/851721/5 "2020-04-13T21:59:50Z")

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> [@kenobi\_65](#):
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> Republican Conference Chairman Tom Barrasso

Ooops. The Senator is _ **John** _ Barrasso. [_ **Tom** _ Barrasso](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Barrasso) is a former NHL goalie. :smack:

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**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2020, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-these-sourpusses/851721/6 "2020-04-15T01:30:29Z")

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Give us a smile, you cutie-pies — you’d be so much more _attractive_ if you smiled.

Jeezus, whatta buncha _sourpusses._